The Bold And The Beautiful Spoilers For December 17-21.

Getting to the bottom of things.

Taylor prods Katie to face up to the fact that her attempt to push Bill and Brooke together almost worked. At that very moment, Brooke and Bill are admitting to each other that they have become too close. He promises to protect her and they agree that no one can know of their kiss. It’s too late. Taylor orders him to stay away from Katie and Katie begins interrogating her sister. The shrink pushes Bill to admit he betrayed his wife and then rakes up her own past with Brooke. In the end, Katie is forgiving.

Caroline warns Steffy that messing around with the Spencers is never a safe bet. Meanwhile, Rick continues to mope around, beating himself up about how much Hope is pining after Liam. As he ponders his options, Bill is flying off the handle about Caroline messing with the past. Katie isn’t impressed to hear him ranting. He runs off and tries to stop Caroline from letting the truth out before it’s too late.

Tired of dealing with his guilt, Rick tells Brooke that he is finally going to come clean with Hope about what happened in her break-up with Liam and his role in it. When he does, Hope is flabbergasted. She can hardly believe how much she was manipulated. As she goes off in search of Liam, he gets back to town, fresh from his trip and gets busy reuniting with Steffy.